Introduction to Attachment Theory & the Process of EFT
Outline attachment science as a guide to psychotherapy ― EFIT, EFCT, EFFT.
Describe the nature and causes of relationship distress.
Understand basic Attachment Theory and how it informs working with couples, dyads and individuals in EFT.
Understand and describe the systemic and experiential elements of EFT and the EFT Tango.
Understand and describe change factors involved in moving from distress to recovery.
Understand and describe the three Stages of EFT.
Learn and practice basic empathy and reflection of inner and between dramas that are central to the therapeutic process in EFT.

Stage One ― Assessment & Alliance
Understand and practice assessment skills in EFT.
Understand and practice how to create a therapeutic alliance using: empathic attunement, validation, acceptance, genuineness, and Stage One of the EFT Tango.
Understand and practice how to enter experience of partners to find out how each constructs his/her experience of their relationship.
Understand and practice how to track and frame the sequences of interaction that perpetuate distress and disconnection.
Understand and practice how to frame the negative cycle (e.g., pursue/withdraw) emphasizing attachment needs (e.g., closeness, connection, importance of the other, fear of loss).
Understand assessment and the EFT Tango as used in Stage One.

Stage Two ― EFT Interventions and Change Events
Understand and describe systemic and experiential theories that underlie EFT interventions.
Learn and practice the basic EFT interventions for assembling and deepening emotion, and micro interventions: reflection, validation, evocative responding, empathic conjecture, and heightening.
Learn and practice how to use RISSSSC to heighten emotional experience.
Learn and practice how to facilitate Stage Two interaction between partners by using enactments.
Learn how to put the interventions together to facilitate change events.
Be able to describe the three change events in EFT for couples: de-escalation, withdrawer engagement and pursuer
Practice the skills of evoking, assembling, and deepening.
Practice the skills of facilitating acceptance (Move 4 of the EFT Tango).
Learn to choreograph Stage Two change events using enactments.

Becoming an EFT Therapist, Attachment Injuries
Learn the EFT Tango as applied to individuals in EFIT (28-hour version only).
Understand attachment injuries from an Attachment Theory perspective.
Understand the steps toward resolving attachment injuries, creating forgiveness.
Describe key interventions with escalated couples.
Learn and practice EFT skills toward resolving attachment injuries.
Understanding an EFT approach to managing co-morbidities such as depression and sexual dysfunction.
Outline the process of becoming an EFT Therapist.